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China, Russia commemorate 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended on Wednesday a gathering marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Addressing the audience at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Putin said the bilateral relationship has gone through an extraordinary course of development over the past seven decades.
With mutual support and assistance, the two countries have promoted their relations to an unprecedentedly high level, he said.
He hailed the two countries' significant contributions to safeguarding international and regional security and stability, solving hotspot issues and addressing new challenges and threats faced by humanity.
In his speech at the gathering, Xi said the two countries are embracing yet another historic moment in bilateral relations.
The past 70 years have fully proved that China and Russia are good neighbors and true partners, as they were before and will be in the future, Xi said.
The China-Russia relationship in the new era should be built on mutual trust and strong strategic support, Xi said, adding that they should better support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and keep a firm hand on the strategic direction of bilateral relations. (Xinhua)
China issues 5G commercial-use licenses to four companies
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday granted 5G licenses for commercial use, marking the beginning of a new era in the country's telecommunication industry.
China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network are the first group of companies to obtain the 5G licenses.
The technology is expected to generate $1.54 trillion US dollars in economic output and over 3 million jobs between 2020 and 2025, according to a research report by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. (Xinhua)
China moves to boost consumption of new energy vehicles
China has released a guideline to encourage consumption of new energy vehicles (NEVs) to promote the sector's high-quality development and form a strong domestic market.
The cost of NEV production will be substantially lower, and research and industrialization on the new NEV generation batteries accelerated, according to a guideline jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and two central departments on upgrading the country's consumption in 2019-2020.
Local governments are prohibited from imposing limits on NEV consumption and use, and places where limits exist should cease, the guideline said. (Xinhua)
Trump says 'not enough' progress made in US-Mexico tariff talks
Mexican and US officials resumed talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at averting an imposition of tariffs on Mexican goods, with US President Donald Trump saying "not enough" progress on ways to curb migration was made when the two sides met on Wednesday.
US Vice President Mike Pence chaired a meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to make the case that Mexico needed to do more to stop the surge in Central American migrants crossing the border.
More than 144,000 migrants were encountered or arrested at the US-Mexico border in May, a roughly 32 percent increase over April and the highest monthly total in 13 years, US Customs and Border Protection announced Wednesday. (CGTN)
Abe becomes Japan's 3rd equal-longest-serving prime minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the third longest-serving leader on Thursday, with his time as premier equaling that of Hirobumi Ito, Japan's first prime minister in 1885.
Abe, including his first stint in office for a year from September 2006, has been at the helm for a total of 2,720 days.
He will become Japan's second longest-serving Japanese leader in August and its longest in November. (Xinhua)
Hungary: Death toll rises to 17 in Danube tour boat crash
The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship involved in last week's deadly collision with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River was also involved in a crash in the Netherlands on April 1, Budapest’s Chief Prosecution Office said Thursday.
The news came as Hungarian authorities revealed the number of South Korean tourists killed in the incident has risen to 17.
Rescue and recovery efforts continue for nine South Koreans and the two-man Hungarian crew aboard the Mermaid that sunk within seconds of being hit by a much bigger river cruise ship. (AP)
Amazon unveils new delivery drone at global AI event
Amazon has displayed its newest delivery drone at a global artificial intelligence (AI) event in Las Vegas.
Jeff Wilke, CEO of the company's worldwide consumer division, said Amazon has created a new, electric delivery drone that should be used "within months" to deliver packages to customers.
The electric drone can fly up to 15 miles and deliver packages under five pounds in less than 30 minutes, according to Wilke. (Xinhua)
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Which ocean surrounds the Maldives?
(Answer: Indian Ocean.)
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"No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars."
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